What we learned in Colts' loss to the Patriots

The Indianapolis Colts (1-4) are hoping these extra days off will help heal some of their injuries following the 38-24 loss in Week 5 against the New England Patriots (3-2) on Thursday night.

In a game where a blowout was coming to fruition, the Colts were able to lead a comeback within seven points in the fourth quarter, but the Patriots eventually ran away with the win.

Here is what we learned from the Week 5 loss:

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Andrew Luck’s arm is just fine

Even though the Colts have admitted that Luck has thrown too much over the past two games (121 attempts), the 28-year-old is proving he has no negative impacts with his throwing shoulder.

While many would prefer the narrative to be the opposite, Luck look just fine throwing the ball and has proven in recent weeks that the deep ball hasn’t gone anywhere, the Colts just weren’t able to develop plays to take shots.

There are some areas of concern with the Colts as they stare at a three-game losing streak, but Luck is far from the list right now.

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